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Bengaluru FC have risen to the top of the table in the Indian Super League with a difference in goals. The attack of Sunil Chhetri and the second goal of the impressive Miku helped them to win 3-0 away from FC Pune City at the stadium Monday.
With this win, last season's finalists have a lead over NorthEast United.
Bengaluru dominates ball possession and the rhythm of Udanta Singh combined with Chhetri's clbad and Miku condemns the national team to a second defeat in as many matches
. By the seventh minute Udanta, on the right, had found Chhetri in the inner space of the surface, but the latter could not connect it properly. In the 14th minute, Miku had a chance to put his team in the lead after the ball fell to his feet after deflecting Pune's defensive wall. His shot in an acute angle, however, flamed well.
Bengaluru continued to exert pressure but failed to break the stalemate. There were worrying signs when Chhetri missed a sitter after a great job on Udanta's right flank again. This absence mattered little while Chhetri was catching up with two goals in less minutes. First, he showed a great conscience to overcome the offside trap. This time, however, he was not mistaken during a face-to-face meeting with Kaith.
Two minutes later, Miku played a defensive pbad to find the skipper of Bengaluru, left, who had pulled shot past Kaith. Miku could have added one-third before half-time, but his chip from inside the box went over the bar.
Pune warmed up in the second half thanks to Martin Diaz's long-range effort, but Bengaluru quickly regained his pace. Diaz gave way to Diego Carlos as coach Miguel Angel Portugal was desperately trying to get things moving for his team
These efforts in Pune did not materialize as Bengaluru put the game to bed with a third goal. Miku made an intelligent race behind the Stallions defense and calmly sent the ball to the back of the net. Carlos almost took a goal for the home team but his shot at the bottom of the post eventually cut the post.
At the end of the match, Bengaluru's high defensive line – which was excellent throughout the game – was exploited by Marcelinho, but his Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the inside of the box. Kaith's timely intervention on a Chhetri free-kick deprived the 34-year-old of a hat trick.
Bengaluru looked murderous outside the house, but with just one point in three games, Pune has a lot to think about.
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